The Santa Monica Vikings (Santa Monica, CA) basketball nipped the host Crescenta Valley Falcons (La Crescenta, CA), 57-55 in Saturday's non-league test.

The Vikings (9-3) will now prepare for their test against El Camino Real (Woodland Hills, CA). The Royals go into the non-league test with a 3-5 record. In their last test, El Camino Real was tipped by Crespi (Encino, CA), 77-36, in a non-league test.

The Falcons now own a 9-4 record. They play next when they host Burbank for a Pacific test on Thursday, December 21. Crescenta Valley will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 76-62 league loss to Pasadena (Pasadena, CA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 4-9.